Machine for making horseshoe nails



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March l8, 1930. G. w. LANGE ET AL 1,751,338

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MACHINE 'FOR MAKING HORSESHOE NAILS Filed Nov. 18. 1922 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 March 1 8, 1930. w. LANGE: ET AL MACHINE FOR MAKING HORSESHOE NAILS I Filed Nov, 1s, 19,22 e sheets-sheet 6 Patented Mar. 18, 19.30

uNi-T En STATES GUSTAV w.r LANGEI AND GUSTAV ivi. LANGE, oF BUFFALO, NEW YORK, `AssierNoits Tof PATENT) o1-"FICE ,THE rowLnR AND UNioN HoRsnNAILlCo., INC., or' ToNAwANDA nioWNsHiPgNEv/ f Youn, A CORPORATION or CONNECTICUT 'v Y MACHINEroR MAKING Honsnsnoii NAIIQS Application led November. 1.8, 1922.V Serial No. 601,702.

This invention relates to ua machine ,for n y 18`is an enlarged vertical making horseshoe nails and isy of the type in which the nails are blanked, properly shaped and finished from a Supply or reel ofnail- {3U-:wire fed intothe machine.

. lts principal object isjt-oprovide Van im-' Aproved machine ofthis character which is automatic. and reliable in operation and which permits of expeditiously making nails 16V-with a minimum expenditure ofpower and labor;

Another kobject of the invention is to produce amachine which is simple yand-compact in construction and to improve various details of'its construction with a view of producing a more efiicientmachine, as will be hereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanyingv drawings: v y Figure lis a front view of'a horse nail machine embodying our improvements. n Figure 2 is a side elevation thereof. Figure 3 is a top f. plan view thereof. Figure 1 is an'enlarged fragmentary sectional front view of the'lowcr part of the machine, showing. the feed Y mechanism for delivering the nail blanks from the blanking mechanism `to the headingv mechanism. Figure 5 is a vertical section on line 5 5, Fig. 4i. Figure 6 is altraiisverse vertical Jsection on line 6-k-6, Fig. 5. Figure 7 is any enlarged transverse vertical section taken in the plane of'line 7-7, Fig. 3. Figure S is an enlarged fragmentary top plan viewof the right hand' side ofthe machine,

' showing parts of the nail feeding and finish# ing mechanism. Figures 9 and 10 are en'- larged y.vertical longitudinal Vsections ron' the correspondingly numbered lines in Fig. `3.

vIiigure 11 is an enlarged fragmentary `sec'-V tional eleva'tion of a set of the nailblank shaping rollers and adjacent parts. v.Figure 12is an enlargedhoriz'ontal section on line l 12-.12, Fig. 1. Figure 13 is an enlarged hori Zontal section on line 13-13, Fig. 1. Figure 14 is anenlarged fragmentary front view of 16 isan enlarged vertical ksection on linefltl;`

16, Fig."7.' Figure 17 is an enlarged :hori- 1841s, Fig. 8.

section on line l Similar" characters of reference indicate;A

`.corresponding parts throughout the' several views.

`Inits general organization, this machine" comprises a mechanism for'shaping the nail blanks, a mechanism for heading, the nails, conveying mechanism for deliveringl thev nail blanks from the blanking mechanismjto the heading mechanism, mechanism for pointing and finishing the nails, and means'fo'rtransferring and conveying the nails from'V the 'heading mechanism to the pointingandfnish'ing mechanism. Y

The frame on which the working artsv of the' machine are mountedfmay be" of anyy j suitable construction', that showninthe'drawing, kby way of example, consisting of a bedl or tableQOjfor .supporting the nail heading,V

pointing Aand' finishingl mechanism, and a. f r

series of uprights or standards 21vmounted f onf'saidtabl'e for supporting the nail-blankingmechanism.

This iiailblanking mechanism maybeof any suitable and well known construction, but' as shownv in the drawings, is preferably con;-

structed as follows:

A22 represents a' reel freely -mounted at the y upperfend ofthe foremost standard '21 upon which thenail-blanks are formed.l The nail 28 and located below the latter is an appropri, ate cutter mechanism `including a' stationary Qcutter .24 anda movableV cutter- 25 for intermittently severing a. blank'of predetermined length., rom the nail rod as itis fed through the machine;

The operation of forming the severed'blank' intothe'required shapepreparatory-to'head ing and pointing the same is performed' by' kpassing the blank'through'a vseries of roller dies 26, 27, suitably journaled in the fore'-A f diescontains a matrix 30ofthe requiredform- Vmost'y standard 21 .and driven from' the drive shaft '28 of themachine through the medium of attrainof ge'aringQQ.V vEach pair of rollerr ,V

`32 by dowel pins 34 and corresponding openforsuccessively shaping the nail blank as it passes from the uppermost to the lowermost set of dies. Disposed between each successive pair of roller dies is a guideway 31 for conducting the nail blanks from one set of dies to the other. Each guideway is formed between two blocks or sections 32, 33, the former of which is attached tothe front side of the'foremost standard 21 while the latter sec- 33, as shown in Figs. 11 and 12. 30

tion y33 .is detachably secured to said section ings 35. 'Ihefouter or removable section 33 ofeachguideway is yieldingly held against its companion inner section by a horizontallyswinging lever 36 fulcrumed intermediate its tends. to the-standard 21, a spring 37 applied to the outer arm of said lever normally resisting movement of the latter away from said outer block section. As shown in Fig. 11, the guideways31 are preferably of spiral-like form so that the nail blanks are presented alternately flatwise and edgewise as they pass'successively between the several sets of roller dies. The inner arm of each lever 36 is provided with a removable extension or Vcoupling 38 to Ywhich is applied an adjusting yscrew 39, said coupling being adapted to normallyabut against the outer guideway section Co-operat-ing with the outer arms ofthe several levers 36 are tappets 4() which are mounted on an upright 'rock shaft 41 operatively connected to the clutch 42 of the machine through the medium of any suitable and well known mechanism.

i Inasmuch as this mechanism forms no part of the present invention, it has not been deemed necessary to go into its detailed construction. Should any of the guide passages 31 become accidentally 'clogged with the nail blanks while the machine is in operation, the outer section 33 of the clogged guide passage will be forced `outwardly and cause the corresponding lever 36 to rock the shaft 41 and in turn'release the clutch to stop the machine,

f after which the operator can clean out theV passage in question by simply detaching the coupling 38 and removingsaid outer section 33, so as to expose the` passage. ing lever 43 is also provided for engaging the `clutch to start the machine and for releasing the clutch to stop it at the will of the operator.

The final or lowermost guide passage 31 is provided with a movable side wall 44 which is operativelyconnectedto the rock shaft 41 so as to release the clutch should a bad or imperfectnail blank enter said passage. In the preferred construction shown in Figs. 14 and 15, this movable side wall is pivoted at 45 to swing laterally between the corresponding guide sections 32, 33. One 4arm of a horii' zontally-'swinging bell crank lever 46 abuts against the outer edge of said'movable wall while the other "arm thereof is connected by 7 V4a link 47 with an arm 48 mounted on the rock An operatshaft 41. A coil spring 49 applied to said link yieldingly resists movement of the bell crank lever and the side wall v44 out of their' normal positions.

After being operated upon by the roller dies 26, 27, the nail-blanks are delivered to the heading device by a conveying mechanism which is preferably constructed as follows:

50 represents a turn plate or revolving carrier which is located axially in line and below the lowermost guideway 31 of the nail blanking mechanism, so as to receive the nailblanks therefrom in a substantially vertical position and carry them around to a substantially horizontal position, at which time they are ejected onto another revolving carrier which presents them to the headingmechanism. rIhis turn plate is rotated intermittently and is in the form of a ring secured to the front face of a wheel 51 having a rearwardly extending sleeve 52 journaled on a horizontal arbor 53 suitably supported at its rear end in a bracket 54. 'Ihe front end of this arbor is provided with a circular head 55 which fits within the turn plate opening and about which said plate revolves. Disposed radially of the turn plate are a series of slots 56 which extend the full width of the plate and each of which is adapted to receive a nail-blank head vfirst from the last guideway 31 of the blanking mechanism. As the plate 50 revolves, these slots are adapted to successively register with a horizontall slot or guideway 57 formed in the head 55 and in which a reciprocating push rod or plunger 58 is arranged for ej ecting the nails from the slots 56. Intermittent motion is transmitted to the turn plate through the medium of a Geneva movement including the star wheel 59 fixed on the sleeve 53 and the operating roller 6()V carried by a disk 61 mounted on a driven shaft 62 journaled in suitable bearings carried by the frame bed 20 of the machine. Said shaft 62 is provided with a gear 63 which meshes with a gear 64 mounted on a countershaft 65 geared'to the main drive shaft 28 of the machine.

In order to positively arrest the movement of the turn plate 50 at the moment any one of its slots 56 registers with the head slot 57 to allow the plunger to eject the nail-blanks therefrom, the periphery of the wheel 51 is provided with a series of radial notches 66 with which a locking pawl 67 is adapted to interlock. This pawl is fulcrumed at 68 and its lower arm carries a roller 69 arranged to engage a cam 70 mounted on the shaft 62. This cam is properly timed with the Geneva movement so that the pawl is released from the notched wheel 51 during the intervals of movement of the turn plate. A coil spring 71 applied'to the 'locking pawl normally serves to resist movement of the same out of its interlocked position.

The means for reciprocating the nail ejectlivsia shaft journaled in a-bearing'bracket 7 6 isr arock lever 77 whose uppergend is connected with the cross head by a-,l'ink 78. An actuatroi ing lever 79 is fixed on the other-end .of said.

rock shaft and its upper arm is provided with a roller 80 which. engagesacam groove 81 formed in the face of a revolving disk '82 Y mounted on the driven shaft 62. vAs -thecam groovedi'sk revolves, the lever 77 is .rocked back and forth to imparta .corresponding reciprocating movement vto the plunger "58 to successively ej ect the nail-blanks'from the sev-'- Aeral slots in the turn plate. It will be'under` stood that the cam groove is sov timed that the effective strokeof the plungerstarts the nio-- inent'one of the nail slots 56 comesinto Vregister with the slot 57 ofthe head 55'andxits return stroke is also eifectedfwhile the turn plate is at rest. The lower arm of the a'ctuat ing leverf79 ymay/be provided with a coil.- spring 83 for insuring the promptreturn ofv saidlever and as sociatedparts.` v f A 1 The ystationary head 55 isiprovidedin its top and adjoining'side with a peripheral ece,

centric groove or recess 84, as sho'WnV inFig. 7,

with which the lower endsrv of the turn -jgl'atel slots56-are adapted tocommunicate. When a nail-blank drops by l gravity into one of Y these slots fromv the roller ldie mechanism, its

head end rests on th-e bottom of the groove "84 and as the turn plate revolves about the head 55, the nail-blank is `gradually pushed outs wardlyuntil it reaches its" horizontal position, when f the blank is ready 'toA lbev completely ejected therefrom by the plunger-,58the mo-. ment the turnj plate comes t0 rest. '.By the prol vision of thee'ccentric groove 84, thenail receiving Vslots 56 in the turn plateare temporarily increased in length'at thepoint of dis-V 'oharge'of the nailblanks'fromtheroller die mechanism, this additionallength of saidl j relativelypto said cross-head.

slots'being for the purpose ofcompensating for the rebound of the nailS-astheystrike. the bottom of said groove, whereby they 'are preventedfrom jumpingibeyond the periph eryof the'turn plate.. f Y n From the. slots inthe tiirn.plate,'the-fnail blanks lare ejected point foremost into'fan': alining .horizontal guide-channel85 preferably formed betweena bottom ring or plate`86 suitably supported on thetable 20 of the ma-V chine and a removableltop .plate 87, as-shown;

in Fig.l 7. A revolvinghorizontal4 carrier 88 is mounted on the table with .its outer edgeV overhanging the' bottom plate 86 and its underside is. provided with afseries .of'radial grooves 89 for-successively receiving thenail blanks asthey are projected through thechannel '85. .This oarrieris :revolved intermittently inta clockwise directionffafnd conveys Lthe nailblanks-gto the :die and ;.punc h mechanismv fonproperly shaping..thehead an'dthenatola transferpointwherethenails.arefdischarged" Y ontoanother carrierfor presenting the nailsy to the pointing :and finishing mechanism. :As

thek nails are propelled by .the carrier. 88, vthey restffiatwise substantially.- their full-length on. the annularplate 86'.' vanyappropriate means v '15.f

may be ,employed zfor imparting rotar-y motion to'this carrier, butas shown inthe drawa strap'192 surrounding saideccentric and/pro-V vided with .a reciprocating lfeed barf93arings, the preferred means oomprisean eccen.v ,y

trick mounted jonla transverse. shaft 91,. and c ranged to engage an annular row,v of'teeth yor 'notches y=94` formed,I in the upper-side of theff carrier. ,TheshaftQl'is provided witha. gear. Y

95, Which meshes withla gear, 96. Ona parallel Y shaft 97 driven ,frornf the countershaft through ,thev medium of yb576.15;gears98 ',4 99, Aas shown in Figs, 2 and 9. j 7 The plunger rodf 74 is so connected with' the cross-.head V7 2 that itis permittedzto-slidein dependently thereof shouldn-said4 ,plunger on its forward .oreffective-stroke Y encounter wan abnormal resistance, such for instance,v as a 4bent nail or otherobstruction-whiohhas be-4 come clogged in-oneof thei turn' plate =slofts56 e or inthe channel85 leading to ythecarrier 88. Forthis' purpose, as shown in Fig. 4, lthe `rear endof .the plunger rodvpasses througha .busha ing .100 i held firmly., against; longitudinal dise., Yplacement relative to lthe-,cross-head by lock nutsv 101. The rear portion ofl'rthisbushin'g extends 'av suitable f distance 'beyond the adj al cent endl of the cross-head and is provided gitu'dinalslits 103. Applied. to said threadedy end are lock. nuts 104 forftightening orl com-A pressing the bushing about the plunger rod to 'Y enable thelatterto move with the cross-head los during the normal working'of themachine..y

By this arrangement, the plunger isy caused. to .normally move ywithv .the cross-head, Vbut i-io Y shouldit-'encounter :an abnormal :resistance v the same will slidel rearwardly in its bushing t is desirable 'under lthelast-named 'condition. to` provide means Acontrolled the plunger-rodl for automatically'releasing the clutch to stop themachineland therebygprevent any damage which might resultif--the machine vcontinues in operation. To thisend,

clutch-controlling rock-shaft-4L vFixedftofthe latter isan farm Y107 connectedto theleverl/O by `a linlr 108. `To limit theswingingfmovement oft-he actuating lever, astopin the;` form of anV adjusting serew-l09isemployedfwhich maybe mounted in a bracketvllO oreother ad, jacent ii-Xedpart of'.the-frame.` lThus,should,

4:2 and stop the machine.

thev plunger strike an obstruction during its forward stroke, its connecting rod-*will slide rearwardly in thejcross-head 72 and be projected an appreciable vdistance beyondthe end f of the bushing-100, so that on the return stroke' of` these parts said'irod will strike the lever 105and rock the shaft 41 to release the clutch The swinging Y `movement of theilever 105 is arrested by the 'stop screw before the completion of the rear-V ward stroke of the cross-head' which causes the latter to slide on the connecting rod and again'beautomat-icallyfreset in its initial operative position preparatory to the beginning .of the forward stroke.

As shownin Figs.`7, 16 and 17 the rear wall of the channel 85 is provided with a lat? erallyeswinging gate 111 hingedat itsupper end and having' a spring 112 applied thereto [for yieldinglyholding the same in its normally closed position. As shown in Fig. 17,

the gate 111 and theopposing wall of the guide channel 85 preferably converge for wardly to form a contracted mouth which promptlydirects the nail blank into the wait! ing groove 89 inthe carrier 88 and which also prevents said blank being projected beyond a l predeterminedv ypoint by reason of lits head` frictionally engaging the 'tapering portions of said channel, thereby properly positioning rier revolves a step, encounters the hinged 4gate and opens 1t to the `pos1t1on shown by dotted lines in Fig. 16, after which said gate again closes-preparatory to the next nail-blank vbeing ejected through the channel into the awaiting groove in the carrier 88.

The nail heading mechanism is preferably l locatedsubstantially 90 degrees from the point where the nail-blanks are discharged yfrom the turn plate51, to the rotatable carrier l88, and the same is preferably constructed as Y' follows:

y113 and 114 represent, respectively, a vertically movable die and a horizontally mov able die for shaping the side and top of the nail head. The die 113 is mounted on the front end of a verticallyswinging arm 115 fulcrumed at 116 to the rear end of a bracket- 117 secured to the table 20 of the machine and actuated by a rock lever 118 fulcrumed at 119 to the upper endy of said bracket, a pivot or coupling bar 120 being interposed between the opposing sides of said arm and said rock lever,

i i as' shown in Fig. 9. Co-operating with the bifurcatedv rear end of the rock lever is a pair of cams 121 which are mounted on the shaft 91 and which are adapted to rock lsaid lever' downward on its effective stroke while a spring 122applied to the rear end of this lever effects its return or upward stroke. The corresponding front ends of the' rock lever and the die supportingarm 115 may be lyeildingly connected by av coil vspring 123 to insure t-he prompt releaseof said armas soon as the rock lever is moved upwardly."V

The heading die 114: is mounted at the front end of a. horizontally-reciprocating. bar 124 which is guided in. the bracket 117 and actuated by al pair of toggle levers 125, 126 pivotally connected at their opposing ends while the free end of the toggle lever 125 is pivoted to the rear end of saidA reciprocating barand the corresponding end of the toggle lever 126 is pivoted to the adjacent port-ion of the 1na chine frame, as shown in Fig. 9. A cam 127 mounted on t-he shaft 91 is arranged to engage this toggle connection to expand the same and force the die bar 124 against the nail head to shape its top. The return stroke of this bar is effected by a spring 128 connected atone end to the rear end of said bar and at its other end to one arm of a bell crank lever 129, the other arm of the latter being connected by a link 130-with the toggle lever 126, as shown in F ig. 9. It will be understood that the feeding mechanism of the carrier 88 and the actuating mechanism of the heading dies are properly timed so that when the carrier is at rest said dies are actuated the die 1111 coming into operation immediately after the operative stroke of the die 113.

After the nail-blanks are successively prcsented to the heading dies they are propelled by the carrier 88 an additional 90 degrees to a point where they are automatically transferred from their horizontal position to a ver ticalor pendant position. For this purpose` an intermittently rotating ring 131 is employed for receiving the nails and propelling them in a pendant position with the points down to the pointing and finishing dies, said ring being provided in its periphery with a series of radial notches 132 in which the nails are supported with their heads projecting above them, as shown in Fig. 10. Surrounding this carrier-ring is aw guard ring 133 suitably supported on the table 20. y

. The means for transferring the nail-blanks from the carrier 88 to the ring 131 consists of a vertically-movable transfer bar 134 guided y"for movement in a bracket 135 and reciprocated by a rock lever 136 fulcrumed at 137 to the bracket 117. The front arm of this lever is pivote'd tor the transfer bar while its other arm carries a roller 138which contacts with acam139 mounted on the shaft 91. rThe bottom ring 86,-which supports the nails in a horizontal position while being propelled by the carrier 88, is provided with a vertical opening 140 arranged opposite and in line with the transfer bar and ofthe proper length and width to permit a` nail to drop through it. Extending upwardly into this opening is a verticallyeswinging Enger 141 which is adapted to support the-shank of the nail apfastened to Vthe table'2()` ofthe machine and4 proximately zmi'dway of its Elength, Y .wheny 'it registers with said opening, while :the head of the nailis 'supported on a stationary, rest or vsupport 142, which forms'acontinuation ,of f

Athelixed ring l86 andwhich overhangsthe lnotched portion of rthe'rivng'131, as shown vin Figs-7 `and 18. `The supporting finger 141is "fulcrumed vat the upper'end of `acpost 1213 disposed'below the carrier 8.8. fAcoilspring 144 surrounding'theffulcrum pin of this fingerand attached at oney end to thelatter and at its other end to said post 'tendsV to resist movement of the finger outof itsnormal op-` -L15 erative position shown'by full lines in Fig.

7. yThe hubof the finger is provided'with a stop lug 145 which is arrangedtonormally abut against an adjustable stop 146,.the lat- -'ter` being preferably inthe form of a screw or bolt carried by the'post143. As thenailblanks propelled bythe carrierk 88 come successively into register with theopening 140 in thezbottom ring 86, the transfer bar13l .moves downwardly inthe path of the nail andforces itfinto'apendant position with its head: sup- Vvported in;one;ofthe notches. 132 of the rotating ring 131, as .shown by dotted lines invFig.

i yf7. Y Aleaf spring 147 fastened atene endto the-bracket 135 or otheradjacent partisar- 'ranged to overhang the nail-head at the transfer point ,andprevent'thefnail from accidentally jumping out-.of its proper position "during the 'downstrokeof the transferbar.

That portion of tlienail-supprting ringj8`6 'the nail carrier. 131 adj acent'the transfer bar ',134 is provided inits underside with an arcuategroove or'passage LMC2?v through lwhich the heads-of the nails mayfreely pass after being transferred from the'horizontal'.to'thje` pendant 'position shown by vdotted lines in Figs. 7 and 18.

v The ring 'carrierW1-31is intermittently ro, tated in a clockwise direction or .in the same direction las the .carriage 88l to present the "nails'to'the pointingand iinishing dies by'a Vfeedpawl148 meshing with ratchetteethi149 on the ring'carrier and mounted on van ,arm

150 secured to one'endjofahorizjofntalrockk shaft 151..,journaledpfat.its ends in suitable Vbearings carried bythe top ofthe table l bf'the machine.'v The rock'shaft is actuated 'wise'thereof'by a lever '157"loosely mounted ALe5 on a transverse shaft 158 suitablyV supported belowsaidtable. Cast integral'with this lever is'an elbow lever 159 which co-operates'with which overhangs the notched `outer edge of f a set of cams16fl'1nounted on a horizontal shaft 161 driven fromthefsha'ft97 through the mediumofthegeary 96 and lanidler gear 162 which meshes with agear j163jon said servesto' actuate theslidel in onefdirection shaft 161.A The cams`160 aresotimed that 'one-270 while the other movesft in the opposite diy .rection'fV The" rear end ofthe l l lslide .fplatecarries'a f die blocker anvil 164 against which the nails areV rolled preparatory tofpointing, lwhile the j front Vend of said plate" is provided 'with a `pointing-die 1.65and`a beveling die 166. Tlie rollingdevices which cof-operate witli'the: an-

.vi1'16l consist ofa pair 'of rollersk 167 'arranged at Vthe upper end of a forked lever 168 y mounted on an'eccentric .169' fixed onthe shaftp161, whereby said'rollers are recipro-V cated kverticallvbetween'the anvil and' .an

abutment block170, thenail v`being inter-3;

posed between said anvil and`v the'roller during the rolling operation, as shown in Fig. V10. `During such operation, the slide vplate 156 is movedv firmly against a block 171.', which y Vk i at a predetermined pointin the rearward stroke of this plate is interposed between.the

front end'of the slide plate andl the-frame of the machine.

Said block 171'is formed at l the upper end.y of a vertically-reciprocatingjV vbar 172 pivoted at its lower end .to one arm yT195 of a rock lever 173 fulcrumed intermediate' its ends on the shaft `158` while the'other f Y,

arm of saidjlever carriesa roller 174which contacts withaicam 175 mounted ontthe drivenshaft 161. This camserves to actuate the `rock lever tolower .the block 171 while iay spring 176 actsto raise l'said block -into 'its operative position. y f

' To hold the nails from displaceinent'during the rollingoperation apresser 177 isp'roas it .is brought into ytheopen space occu- 'pied by the rollers167, as shown in Fig.10. t After the rolling operation, the slide plate l 156jis reciprocated'to the opposite sideof the rin`g-carrier 131 vwhere'the` nails` successively come'infcontact4 with 'the' pointing or .shearing vdie 165 and'the finishingor'beveling i l die 166. T he pointing die maybe of any well known construction and .co-'operates with a punch 17 Sagainst which'the naillstrikeswhen the pointing die `is kforced against it-,the

shape ofthe punchl conforming lto Ythe point `of the nail.l To vproperly position the'nail preparatory tothe shearing operation., a centering device 179 is arranged at the lower end of aswinging arm'18O 'pivoted'toa support` ing bracket l'181 secured to thes'lide plate.' A spring182 tends constantly'to force v`the centering devicetoward the' nail. The point 'of the centering device comes infcontact with `the nail shortlyfin advance ofthe shearing gpunchjv 178,. said centering 'device yields' rear- -wardly to the ex'tent'required "Upon l'the die and as the slide plate moves toward the.

c vided which restsagainst Athe head ofthe nail4 v i completion of the pointing operation, the nails are presented between the lieveling-die 166 carried by the slide plate and an oppos- `i'ngstationary die 183, whereby the points of fthe nails are properly beveled, this operation completing the nails to a finished state.

' Theremoval of the nails from the notches in the ring-carrier 131 is effected vby a de- Hector* plate 184vlocated above the plane of (thecarrier and in the path of the nail heads between the beveling dies `and the transfer l 1 point where the nails are discharged from the carrier 88 onto said ring-carrier.

As the j nails approach this deflector, their heads `which project above the notched portion of the carrier, encounter the receding edge of vsaid deflector, thereby successively withdrawing the nails from the ring notches 132 from which they drop by gravity through a discharge opening 185 formed in the table Q() of thel machine.

As, shown inFig. 8, Vthe guard ring 133 which surrounds thel ring carrier terminates 'short of the deflector to form a passage for the nails as they are withdrawn from said carrier.

Briefly described, the operation of the maf ychine is as follows:

The nail-blanks vsevered from the nail-rod or wire by the cutter 24 are first passed successively through the series of roller dies 25,

*27 for shaping the blanks. Upon emerging from the lowerinost set of rollers, the. blanks enter the slot-s of the intermittently-moving conveyed by the carrier 88 to a point oppo' `site the transfer devices 134, 142 which deliver 'the blanks in a pendent positionto the third intermittently rotating carrier 131 which conveys and presents them to the anvil ,l v164L and the rollers 167 for rolling the blanks,

andfthen presents them successively to the .pointing or?? shearing dies 165 and 178 and the finishing or lieveling dies 166 and 183, thus4 completing the nails which are discharged from the carrier 131 bythe deflector 184 and droppedthrough the opening 185 of the latter into a suitable receptacle.

We claim as our invention:

1. In a horse-nail machine, means for carrying' and controlling nail-blanks, including a disk, a turn-plate concentric with said disk and rotatably mounted thereon, the edge of said disk being partlyeccentric forming a tapering space between the adjacentl edges ofthe disk andthe plate, said plate having radial slots for the nail blanks which extend between the adjacent edges of the disk and vthe plate, said plate having radial slots for receiving the nail-blanks which extend to the inner edge of said plate, means for revolving said plate intermittently, and a reciprocating., plunger guidedon said disk and arranged to register with the slots in the turn plate for ejecting the nail-blanks therefrom.

3. A horse-nail machine,comprising means for shaping the nail-blanks, and means for,

receiving the nail blanks from said shaping means including a stationary disk having a peripheral eccentric portion. extending substantially a quarterof its circumference, a

turn plate concentric with said disk andro-t tatablymounted thereon, said plate having radial nail-receiving slots extending to the inner edge of said disk, and a reciprocating plunger guided on said disk and arranged to register with the slots in the turn plate for ejecting the .nail-blanks therefrom.

4. A horse-nail machine, comprising a turn plate having radial slots for receiving nailblanks, a fixed guide extending across said turn table, a head sliding on said guide, a bushing carried by said head and arranged parallel with said guide, a plunger arranged to eject the nail blanks from said slots and having a rod arranged in said bushing, and

means for frictionally clamping said rod in .v.

the bushing to normally reciprocate them4 plunger with said head, while allowing the rod to slip in the bushing when the plunger encounters abnormal resistance.

5. In a horse-naily machine, the. combina-` tion of a pair of intermittently-revolving i' carriers, one of said carriers being adapted to propel the nail-blanks in a horizontal positionwhile the other is adapted to propel the nails in a pendentv position, and means for transferring the nails from said first-named carrier to the other including a yieldable member located at the transfer point for supporting the shank of the nail, a iixe'd support for the head of the nail, a yieldable head .j retaining device disposedV above said fixed support, and a vertically reciprocating transfer bar located between said fixed support Vand said yieldable support.

6. In a horse-nail machine, the combinay tion of a rotary carrier for propelling the V nail blanks in a horizontal position, a second c arrier for propelling them in a pendent position, a fixed plate underneath the rstnamed carrier having a portion which overiis grooves With the but-t ends of the blankspro- `lapsthe rim of the second-named carrier and Y. I

forms a rest forthe heads-ofthe blanks While in a horizontal position, said plate being provided in its underside vvith an arcuate groove for the passage of the heads While the blanks occupyA a pendent position, and means for transferring the blanks from the first to the second-named carrier.`

7. In a khorse-nail machine, the combina`y tion of a rotary carrier having radial slots to receive nail blanks, a second rotary carrier having radial grooves for the blanks, a guide-p channel for the blanks leading from the rst to the secondna1nedcarrier, a plunger for ejecting said blanks lengthwise through said slots and said channel into said radial jecting beyond the edge of said grooved carrier, said channel having an opening at one I side to permit said butt ends to pass laterally out of the same, and a yieldablegate applied to the side opening of said channel.

8. In a horse-nail machine, the combination of a rotary carrier having radial slots to receive nail blanks, a second rotary carrier having radial grooves for the blanks, 'ak guide-channel for the blanks leading from-` the first to the second-named carrier, a plunger for ejecting said'blanks-flengthwise through said slots/and said channel into said radial grooves vvithfthe butt f'ends Vot" the .Y

blanks projecting beyond theedge of said grooved carrier, said channel having an opening at one side to permit'said butt ends to pass laterally out of the same, and a yieldable gate applied to the side opening of said channel, said gate and the opposing Wall of the guide-channel converging tovvard the second-named carrier tolfrictionally stop the projected blanks at a predetermined point.

' GUSTAV W. LANGE.

GUsTAv M.Y LANGE.v 

